Eric

2019/2020 Visual Arts Summative

Assessment Q1
Due date: October 2
 About me
This challenge involves dealing with the basic elements of art when designing an emblem such as a coat of arms. You, as
the designer, will communicate some personal or cultural traits taking into account the conventional elements of medieval
Emblem. (Crit. A)
 Answer these questions using
your own words
Criterion A Knowing and Understanding ● What are the elements of art?
What are the principles of
design?
● How can you represent yourself
- You will create a coat of arms in order to understand how you can
through an animal attribute?
represent your personal attributes through a graphic design
● How are symbols used
throughout history and how
they influenced the world?

● demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of the
art form studied, including
concepts, processes, and The elements of art are line, shape, space, value, form, texture,
the use of subject-specific and color. The principles of design are balance, rhythm, pattern,
terminology emphasis, contrast, unity, and movement.
● demonstrate
understanding of the role
Certain animals can each represent different attributes of humans
of the art form in original or due to their own attributes. Humans can use animals to describe
displaced contexts themselves.
● use acquired knowledge to
purposefully inform artistic
The symbols are used by humans to describe their attributes and
decisions in the process of to represent their family. Especially in medieval times, as well as
creating artwork others, the coat of arms were created to show people’s family and
themselves using variety of symbols.

Criterion A Knowing and Understanding
Write your answers here
Answer these questions using
your own words
● What are the elements of art?
What are the principles of
design?
● How can you represent yourself
through an animal attribute?
● How are symbols used
throughout history and how
they influenced the world?
Criterion B Developing skills
● demonstrate the acquisition
and development of the skills
and techniques of the art form
studied
● demonstrate the application
of skills and techniques to
create, perform and/or
present art.
- What elements from Abstract Art are found in your
artwork?
- What was that new thing or things you learnt during this
unit? (ATL skills should be included)
Lines, shapes, and colors are found in my artwork.
During this unit, I learnt how to represent myself
using symbols. I also learnt drawing wings of a bird
while drawing hawk, which represents me. Finally I
learnt creative-thinking skills to think about the
symbols to represent myself in my artwork.
Criterion B Developing skills
Write your answers here

● demonstrate the acquisition

and development of the skills
and techniques of the art form
studied
● demonstrate the application
of skills and techniques to
create, perform and/or
present art.
My Coat of Arms
September 30th, 2019
Technique: drawing,
medium: pencil
Statement of inquiry:

● Specific cultural or personal traits

can be communicated when
elements are properly used

How is your artistic intention connected to the statement of inquiry?

I’m using symbols to describe myself. So the traits of myself is shown using
my artwork of coat of arms.
Key & related concepts: According to the Global Context, briefly explain how do you understand the Key and related concepts.

Communication

Composition

In order to express myself

I used elements to others, I have to
of art to create communicate in some way to
my artwork. The show myself. In this
artwork is used artwork, I had used symbols
to express to communicate to others
myself, so the about my personal traits.
elements make up
the expression.

Global context: Personal and cultural expression

Portfolio samples
(Crit. B)
At this time, I was trying to find
the shape for the shield and to put At this time, I was trying
the hawk (animal representing me) to outline my final sketch
into it. for my artwork.

Sketches and color schemes

In the spaces above, put images of the process of creating your final project. (use the
“Replace image” function by right clicking on the image) Comment on each image and explain
what you were trying to explore in that specific stage of your project
Describe your work
(Include all the relevant information:
- The use of color
- Elements and principles of design
- Composition

I used colors to add details the animal to

describe myself. I used elements of art:
line, shape, space, and color as well as
the principle of design: balance. I used
all the elements to compose a balanced
artwork. The artwork is balanced because
it’s really symmetrical.
 Final artwork
(Replace the image at your right with a
picture of your final work)